See below for articles about the Hans Fund as well as a full library of Hans's press coverage. The library includes Hans's own published writing as well as articles documenting his ski mountaineering career.
In its second annual list of top young skiers, Powder magazine has named three Hans Fund youth ski camp grads to the list. Congrats to Andrew Pollard, Leo Ahrens, and Duncan Adams. All had awesome seasons this year and we are psyched we actually got to ski with them!!!
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The Hans Saari Memorial Fund will be hosting its 2nd Annual Up There Film Fest on January 14th and 15th at the Emerson Center for the Arts in Bozeman, Montana. This year’s show includes a night of short films on January 14th featuring Chris Davenport’s travels in Antarctica as well as films featuring skiing in [...]
Northern Lights Trading Company is again bringing the North Face Speaker Series to Bozeman. On Wednesday, Octobert 13, 2010 at 7:00 pm, Kit Deslauriers will share her recent ski adventure to the Artic National Wildlife Refuge. All proceeds will benefit the Hans Saari Memorial Fund, so show up for a memorable evening brought to you [...]
After several days of being trapped in Bishkek during the recent political turmoil that resulted in the ouster of President Bakiyev, Ann, Jamie, and Molly got out town and into the mountains. They have returned safely from their trip to the Jetim Bel Range and have posted a brief update here
Check out their story [...]
Title: Hans Fund announces 2010 Ski Exploration Grants
Description: The Board of the Hans Saari Memorial Fund is pleased to announce the winners of its 2010 Ski Exploration Grants. This year the Board awarded a cumulative $15,000 to the recipients below.
Sara Campbell, Jake Christina, Eric Larson: Cloud Peak Ski Mountaineering. This expedition received a grant to [...]
We are excited to let you know that Up There Film Fest selection Skiing Everest will be showing March 18, 2010 at the Beverly Center in Los Angeles, California. If you are in the neighborhood, check this one out. The film was well received here in Bozeman. Folks lucky enough to see the film [...]
Title: UP THERE Film Fest goes bigDate: 2010-02-15
The HSMF’s Up There Film Fest packed in 600 people over two nights to check out Mike Marolt and Les Guthman’s film Skiing Everest and the story of the legendary Jackson Hole Air Force as told in the film Swift, Silent and Deep. With help from industry sponsors [...]
Title: PowderMagazine: 3 HSMF Ski Camp Grad to top 20 list
Description: In its February edition, Powder magazine has named Hans Fund Ski Camp graduates Duncan Adams, Leo Ahrens, and Mike Gardner to its list of top 20 skiers 18 and under. Check out Duncan showing his ski camp form on the cover!!!!
Date: 2010-02-15
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Bozeman, Montana – The Hans Saari Memorial Fund (HSMF), a grant-giving organization established to honor the life and values of ski-mountaineer Hans Saari, has announced the launch of its Ski Exploration Grant program.
The Ski Exploration Grant provides ski mountaineers a unique opportunity to receive funding assistance through a program designed for and focused specifically on [...]
Words and Photos: Nina Hance and Kate Siberell
Throughout history, people have been inspired by mountains in different ways. Some for the beauty and solitude, and others for the recreation they offer such as the challenge of ascending and descending them. The Hans Saari scholarship program was created in memory of Hans Saari, a ski mountaineer [...]